How a kiss with a pilot in an elevator changed this man’s life and could help fight LGBTQ discrimination in China

By CNN,

Former flight attendant Chai Cheng still has nightmares about the moment of passion that cost him everything. In October 2019, footage was leaked o...

China Southern , Flight attendant , LGBTQ , Xi Jinping

Vatican says it will not bless same-sex unions, calling them a ‘sin’

By CNN,

The Vatican said Monday that the Catholic Church would not bless same-sex unions, in a combative statement approved by Pope Francis that threatens to ...

vatican

It’s dog eat dog in the world of COVID-19 vaccines

By Reuters,

It’s dog eat dog in the world of COVID-19 vaccines. That’s the fear of global health agencies planning a scheme to bulk-buy and equitably distr...

coronavirus , vaccine

How one gay Egyptian woman stood up to homophobia and paid the ultimate price

By CNN,

In 2017, Sarah Hegazi was arrested and said she was tortured for waving a rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo. Last weekend, the 30-year...

Gay , LGBTQ , Sarah Hegazi

What happens if a coronavirus vaccine is never developed? It has happened before

By CNN,

As countries lie frozen in lockdown and billions of people lose their livelihoods, public figures are teasing a breakthrough that would mark the end o...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine

Former Wales captain Thomas reveals living with HIV

By Reuters,

Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas has revealed he has been living with HIV “for years” and appealed for support to “break the stigma” around ...

Gareth Thomas

KNUT threatens strike after TSC demotes teachers, cuts salaries

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has threatened to call for a nationwide strike following the move by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC)...

KNUT , tsc

Save the world with a message from space, says United Nations advocate

By Reuters,

Want to grab some headlines for the United Nations' global goals to cure world ills like poverty and inequality? Send them on a rocket into space. ...

UN global goals , United Nations

Ecuador approves same-sex marriage as LGBT+ groups hail landmark week

By Reuters,

Ecuador’s decision to allow same-sex marriage has topped a landmark week for LGBT+ rights after Botswana decriminalized gay sex and Bhutan took the ...

Ecuador , gay marriage , LGBT , same sex , transgender

Russian world war veteran calls for peace on Victory Day

By Reuters,

Centenarian World War Two veteran Nikolay Bagayev will be among Russians across the country commemorating the anniversary of the war’s end on Thursd...

Pope names first African-American to highest U.S. post

By Reuters,

Pope Francis named the first African-American to the Catholic Church’s most senior U.S. position on Thursday, seeking to end a period of upheaval in...

Catholic Church , Martin Luther King Jr , Pope Francis , Wilton Gregory

Trump critic Avenatti charged with trying to extort millions from Nike

By VOA,

Michael Avenatti, the pugnacious attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was arre...

Trump

Jussie Smollett staged Chicago ‘hate crime’ seeking higher pay: police

By Reuters,

Actor Jussie Smollett paid two brothers to stage a racist and homophobic attack on him and pose as supporters of President Donald Trump because he was...

chicago , Jussie Smollett

African migrants turn to deadly ocean route as options narrow

By Reuters,

Assane Diallo is making final preparations for a journey he knows could cost him his life: one thousand miles across open ocean from Senegal to the Ca...

African migrant , Assane Diallo

Democrats gain in House races; Fox News projects they will take control

By Reuters,

Democrats picked up at least 10 Republican-held seats as they moved closer to winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, but fac...

america , Midterm elections , Trump , US

Brazil elects far-right Bolsonaro as president

By CNN,

Jubilant supporters of Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro took the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after the far-right congressman was declar...

Brazil , Brazil President

I’m not racist, says man who racially abused black Ryanair passenger

By CNN,

A man whose foul-mouthed outburst onboard a budget European flight made headlines around the world has apologised, saying he is not a racist. Milli...

Caribbean immigrants , David Lammy , racism , Ryanair plane

Big-spending PSG still trailing in Real’s financial shadow

By AFP,

  Paris Saint-Germain smashed the world-record transfer fee last year to sign Neymar from Barcelona, but despite the big spending driven by th...

ag behind Real Madrid in terms of financial muscle. , Paris Saint-Germain , Real Madrid

Singapore revokes citizenship of ‘football match-fixer’

By AFP,

Singapore Thursday revoked the citizenship of a Malian-born footballer for allegedly being a member of a global match-fixing syndicate, authorities an...

Gaye Alassane , MALI , Match-fixing , Singapore , syndicate

‘Gay’ lions cause social media frenzy

By Ian Omondi,

A wildlife photographer traversing through Maasai Mara National Park captured what might be one of the rarest images ever recorded. Paul Goldstein,...

Daily Mail , Exodus Travels , Gay Lions , KFCB CEO Ezekiel Mutua , Maasai Mara , Mating Lions , Paul Goldstein , Wildlife Photography